A half nelson is a modification of the nelson wrestling hold in which you pin your opponent down by passing one hand under the arm of the opponent and locking your hand at the opponent's neck so he can't move. The wrestler then reaches behind themselves and applies a three-quarter facelock to the opponent. Shinsuke Nakamura formally used the move as a finisher as Landslide, only to later change his finisher to Bomaye/Kinsasha, although he would still use the move as a signature. A catapult or slingshot catapult is a throw that typically starts with the opponent on their back, and the wrestler standing and facing them. This was the original version of the finisher used by Jon Moxley (formerly as Dean Ambrose), known as Dirty Deeds before reusing as a regular move in 2019. This move sees the standing wrestler place the opponent stomach down on their shoulder so that they both are facing the same direction. This will ensure the proper chest-to-chest pinning position with the half nelson. This was invented by Kensuke Sasaki. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible. Finish the power half nelson the same way as you do the basic half nelson. The wrestler then takes hold of the thigh and arm of the opponent, which are hung over the front side of the wrestler, and leans forward, pulling the opponent over their head and shoulders, slamming them down on their back in front of the wrestler. He then lifts the opponent off the mat flipping them in a 450 style motion forwards while simultaneously falling backwards to catch the falling them with his near arm completing the rotation and dropping them into the facebuster. That's Mark Ruffalo. A slight variation is the sitout side slam spinebuster where the opponent is lifted like a side slam but dropped into a sitout spinebuster.[20]. The use of the term "powerslam" usually refers to the front powerslam and the scoop powerslam. Liv calls it the ObLIVion. The wrestler springboards off one of the ropes or jumps from the top turnbuckle, dropping a leg across the nape of a leaning forward opponent. The wrestler throws the opponent off their shoulders and falls in the direction that the opponent's head is facing, driving the opponent's head or back into the mat. The half nelson is referred to by most coaches as being the easiest but most effective move in folkstyle wrestling, and is very commonly used. An arm wringer or spinning wristlock is a move in which the wrestler grabs the opponent's wrist with both hands and twists it over the wrestler's head to spin the arm around, either with enough force to flip the opponent to the mat or just to hyperrotate the joints while standing. Coaching Point. He is beneath you, belly down on the mat. Also known as an inverted frankensteiner or a poison rana, this move uses a standard Frankensteiner, but instead of performing the move facing the opponent's face, it is done facing the back of the opponent. A fireman's carry involves the wrestler holding the opponent in place over both shoulders. This move is used by TNA wrestler James Storm, who dubbed it the eight second ride. W1 finishes the drill with his chest on W2's, legs stretched and on his toes, pressing W2's shoulders to the mat for the pin. This causes the wrestler to switch to his opposite arm before taking his opponent down to the mat while simultaneously landing in a seated position. The wrestler lifts their opponent up over their head with arms fully extended, then drops the opponent down face-first in front or back. This is when you only have one ar in the Nelson position, and that is on the near side. When they roll their wrist to clear, hook the elbow and throw your half nelson in from that side. There is also a slight variation of the half nelson that is called the power half nelson. The wrestler then drops down to their back, driving the back of the opponent's head and neck into the mat. Similar to the double knee facebreaker, but with only one knee. They then scoop the opponent's near leg with their other arm and lift the opponent up, flip the opponent upside down, and then either kneel or sit down, driving the opponent down to the mat on their neck. Another variation involves the wrestler leaping off the ropes before performing the movement. Johnny Gargano uses a variation called Lawn Dart, where he throws the opponent face first onto the second turnbuckle. This is the \"Nast Half\" apply with caution! A cross legged version is used by CIMA, who calls it the "perfect driver". Heath uses a jumping variation of the move. An arm drag which sees the wrestler being spun in front of the opponent's body in a tilt-a-whirl, and then ending it with an arm drag. There is a further variation that does not include the shoulder lift that sees the wrestler hook the leg and wrist while the opponent is standing in front of him/her, lift the opponent upside down and then fall to the sitout position. From this position, the attacking wrestler jumps up and drops down to the mat, driving the opponent shoulder first down to the mat with the opponent's neck impacting both the wrestler's shoulder and the mat. The release variation was popularized by Ron Simmons. Ass." When the aggressor is in the process of putting the half nelson in, the opponent can attempt to prevent it from going in deeply by using their affected arm to clamp down on the intruding arm. Join PlaySportsTV today and get instant access to over . We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. It is commonly used by Kalisto and Cedric Alexander. The wrestler hooks up the opponent as a pumphandle slam, then the wrestler goes through the body movements for the fallaway slam, executing the release of the opponent as they enter the apex of the throw, instead of at or just past the apex of the throw like when one executes the fallaway slam. Used by Cesaro. A half nelson is a modification of the nelson wrestling hold in which you pin your opponent down by passing one hand under the arm of the opponent and locking your hand at the opponent's neck so he can't move. Compare nelson. The wrestler then swings their opponent around, slamming them face-first into the mat. One or both arms are used to encircle the opponent's arm under the armpit, and secured at the opponent's neck. Keep driving the opponent down, with a combination of lifting their arm and driving their head down, as you drive your half nelson in and look for the far wrist. Occasionally, the person doing the move can do it without their hands on their opponent, typically on the hips. Contents 1 Abdominal stretch 1.1 Grounded Abdominal stretch 1.2 Manji Hold This move is most commonly performed out of a ring corner. It is simply a reduction compared to the full Nelson. Facing their opponent, the wrestler reaches between their opponent's legs with their right arm and reaches around the opponent's neck from the same side with their left arm. The wrestler jumps from the turnbuckle behind the opponent, then applies a headlock, driving the opponent's face into the mat. L. A. Knight has also started using this move when he joined NXT, but it is preceded by a kick to the gut named BFT. Once planted, the opponent can use the pressure created by the resistance to drive themselves to their feet. The move varies from the hurricanrana as when the opponent lands - he/she would land on their head as opposed to their back.[10]. The move has been used by various professional wrestlers like Mil Muertes (the Straight to Hell), Shelton Benjamin (the Paydirt), Montel Vontavious Porter (the Play of the Day/305) and R-Truth (Lil' Jimmy). Also can be called a pancake slam, this maneuver involves the attacking wrestler lifting their opponent up in a quick motion while holding a single leg or both legs. The wrestler falls to the ground, placing one foot at the front of the opponent's ankle and the other in the back of the calf. The forward Russian legsweep was popularized by Jeff Jarrett, who began using the maneuver as a finisher in the late 1990s and calls it The Stroke. Taiji Ishimori uses a Single underhook version of the move as his finisher calling it the Bloody Cross while T. J. Perkins uses a double chickenwing version. Standing next to or diagonally behind an opponent, the attacking wrestler leaps up, grabs the opponent's head and pulls backwards, resulting in both individuals landing supine. A somersault version also exists, called the Dragonrana. This move is used as a finisher by Luke Gallows, dubbed the "Gallows Pole". Another variation of this move sees the wrestler performing a backflip from the top turnbuckle, and as he floats over the opponent, he quickly grabs the opponent's head or neck with both hands and falls on his stomach to complete the rear mat slam. The half nelson is done using only one hand, by passing it under the arm of the opponent and locking the hand on the opponent's neck. The Single-leg version is more commonly used. Similar to a hangman, where the wrestler catches the opponent in a side headlock, running towards any set of ropes. The passing hand goes under the opponent's neck and around the far side to the top of the neck, where it is locked with the other hand around the neck at the wrist or using a palm-to-palm or interlacing fingers grip. This can be achieved by first holding an opponent in an inverted facelock or by simply grabbing the opponent and forcibly leaning them back before lifting their far (or sometimes inside) leg, rotating so the leg is over the opponent's head, and dropping to a sitting position, kneeling, or a split-legged position and maintained into a pin. Arn Anderson's son, Brock, has also started using this move after his AEW Debut. Liv Morgan's 201 is a variation where she stands 90 degrees from the opponent, and delivers the double knees or shins while she is landing on her back. A powerbomb is a move in which an opponent is lifted into the air and then slammed down back-first to the mat. Also described as a hangman's facebreaker or an over the shoulder facebreaker, this facebreaker is performed when an attacking wrestler, who is standing in a back to back position with an opponent, reaches back to pull the opponent's head over their shoulder before (while keeping a hold of the opponent's head) spinning round to twist the opponent's head over as they drop down to one knee forcing the opponent face-first into the wrestlers exposed knee in one quick fluid motion. Rhea Ripley uses the move itself or a powerbomb version called "Riptide". In just his second varsity season, Nelson helped the Green Raiders to their second straight winning campaign and was the only Delaware County wrestler to bring a medal home from states. An Irish whip into the ring ropes is usually used to set the opponent up for another technique as he/she bounces off. A nelson hold is a grappling hold which is executed by one person from behind the opponent, generally when both are on the mat face down with the opponent under the aggressor. This move was innovated by Col. DeBeers and was made famous by A.J. With these techniques, the agressor uses forward pressure to lift and drag the opponent across the agressor's own hips. WWE wrestler Melina popularized this move. This variation of the STO sees the attacker apply a front facelock on his opponent and sweeping the opponent's leg and falling forward, with the opponent landing on his neck and shoulders. The wrestler then tosses the opponent overhead by throwing both the opponent's legs forward, slamming the opponent back-first. Half Nelson: Directed by Ryan Fleck. Darren Young used the move as his finisher calling it Gutcheck. A cross-legged and wrist-clutch version of this move also exists. A variation involving a standing double underhook rather than the guillotine choke also exists. If you opponent fights the far side block, use your opposite side hand to apply a half nelson while keeping your chicken wing. [16][17] The wrestler may fall forward, kneel down, or remain standing while executing this move also. Richie Steamboat even used this as a finisher move during his time in FCW and NXT. With your best breakdown, in this case the ankle down, break your opponent to their belly. From a standing position, he reaches between an opponent's legs with his stronger arm and reaches around their back from the same side with their weaker arm before then lifting the opponent up over his shoulder. The wrestler takes hold of their opponent from behind, holding them by either their hair or head. Also known as the Foot Stunner. WNA wrestler Kyle Mckayal uses a jumping version of it as his second hand finisher calling it The Project Mckayal. He would re-use the move in 2022 at AEW. Kenny Omega has used a variation, called the Kotaro Krusher, where he performed a jump from the canvas to 6 feet before hitting the bulldog. Once the opponent is on their back, they can attempt to avoid having their shoulders pinned to the mat, and to get off their back, by planting their feet and pushing the mat with them, allowing them to roll their head back so the top of their head is on the mat, rather than the back of their neck being on the aggressor's arm. The wrestler then jumps backwards and falls to a sitting position, driving the back of the opponent's head into the ground between their legs. . A lifting version also exists, where a wrestler applies a sleeper hold to the opponent, lifts the opponent up and slams the opponent into the ground. The victim lands stomach or ribs first on the knee, made more impactful by the long drop. By cranking the hands forward, pressure can be applied to the neck of the opponent. With Ryan Gosling, Jeff Lima, Shareeka Epps, Nathan Corbett. This move is performed when the attacking wrestler, in a handstand position, scissors their legs around the opponent's head and follows with the headscissors takedown. There are two versions of the fireman's carry takeover used in professional wrestling. While maintaining the wrist-clutch, they then perform the driver. A mat slam is any move in which the wrestler forces the back of the opponent's head into the mat which does not involve a headlock or facelock. half nelson in American English. Wrestling hold where one arm is pressed under an opponent's arm from behind to the back of their neck. Another variation, sometimes called a "flying mare", sees the wrestler pull the opponent by the hair over their shoulder before slamming them to the mat.[7]. It is a type of spinal lock where the wrestler hooks each of the opponent's legs in . Also known as a spinning headlock takedown. They then lift their opponent up, and drops them tailbone-first on the wrestler's knee. This move is used to weaken the leg for a submission manoeuvre. Though there are many variations, the term suplex (without qualifiers) can also refer specifically to the vertical suplex. This move sees the attacking wrestler lift the opponent in a standing guillotine choke and drop the opponent to the mat, lower spine first. Once you get the half nelson, the series starts. The attacking wrestler then drops the opponent face-first into the turnbuckle or ropes. The wrestler performs a headscissors takedown to a seated or kneeling opponent, driving them head first into the mat. The attacking wrestler drapes an opponent over their shoulders in a fireman's carry position and then takes hold of the opponent and pulls them over their shoulder and down to the mat while falling to a sitting position so that the opponent lands on their upper back and neck between the legs of the wrestler, facing towards them. Melina used this move after her return in 2010, most notably to win her second Diva's championship at SummerSlam 2010. The Half Nelson hold is a great move from wrestling that many BJJ practitioners don't utilize as much as they could. For other uses, see, "Full nelson" redirects here. A driver is a move in which the wrestler clutches the opponent's body in some form before falling into a sitout position while dropping the opponent on their back, neck, and/or shoulders. Also known as a side Russian legsweep and called a neckbreaker by Gorilla Monsoon. This variation of the spinebuster sees the wrestler lift the opponent by their waist as in the standard version, but then place their dominant hand onto the opponent's chest in order to slam them, similarly to a chokeslam. The three-quarter nelson is done by performing a half nelson using one hand and passing the other hand underneath the opponent from the same side. This move was not only used just by wrestlers of Samoan heritage. 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